William Hill Manifesto Novices' Chase (Grade 1) (GBB Race)

Aintree

14:20

Date 2026-04-09

Distance 2m3f200y

Class Class 1

Going Good To Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £67,524

Weather Overcast

Temp 10.5°C

Wind 4mph SE

Rain 0%

Winning Time 5m 1.24s (slow by 9.24s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Koktail Divin (FR) Darragh O'Keeffe · Henry De Bromhead	3/1	Won
2nd	Blueking d'Oroux (FR) Harry Cobden · Paul Nicholls	22/1	2.25
3rd	Mambonumberfive (FR) Ben Jones · Ben Pauling	11/1	8

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Jax Junior (GB) Tom Cannon · Lucy Wadham	16/1
U.R.	Lulamba (FR) Nico de Boinville · Nicky Henderson	1/2F

Runners (5)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
4	Lulamba Bay J:Nico de Boinville T:Nicky Henderson	J:Nico de Boinville T:Nicky Henderson	161	—	-11113	162	173	160	30d	—	—	+11	68	0.14/1	4/7 64%
Beaten favourite in the Arkle; has otherwise been a rising star; this new trip should suit
3	Koktail Divin Bay J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Henry De Bromhead	161	—	4-2216	150	166	145	29d	1W/1P 1 run	1W/1P 1 run	+10	31.3	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Non-stayer in the 3m1f Brown Advisory; broadly progressive otherwise; remains of interest
5	Mambonumberfive Bay J:Ben Jones T:Ben Pauling	J:Ben Jones T:Ben Pauling	161	—	7-1113	146	152	139	61d	0W/1P 1 run	0W/1P 1 run	+19	26.1	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Best to forgive latest effort; 3-3 over fences otherwise; may resume improvement; new trip
2	Jax Junior Bay J:Tom Cannon T:Lucy Wadham	J:Tom Cannon T:Lucy Wadham	161	t	214114	145	156	143	30d	—	—	+34	39.2	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Has a good strike-rate when racing beyond 2m, the most recent success in Kempton Grade 2
1	Blueking d'Oroux Bay J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	161	p	1-2152	143	155	147	26d	0W/1P 1 run	0W/1P 1 run	+27	31.5	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Won a substandard Rising Stars; close second in handicap last time; this is a stiffer task

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Lulamba	4/7	8/15	8/15
Koktail Divin	11/4	11/4	11/4
Mambonumberfive	11/1	11/1	10/1
Jax Junior	18/1	16/1	16/1
Blueking d'Oroux	22/1	22/1	22/1

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Lulamba

OR: 28 Form: 20 Odds: 20

4/7

2nd

Jax Junior

39.2

OR: 23.8 Form: 14 Odds: 1.5

18/1

3rd

Blueking d'Oroux

31.5

OR: 23.3 Form: 7 Odds: 1.2

22/1

Koktail Divin

31.3

OR: 25 Form: 0 Odds: 6.3

11/4

Mambonumberfive

26.1

OR: 24 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

11/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Lulamba	162	173	160
Koktail Divin	150	166	145
Mambonumberfive	146	152	139
Jax Junior	145	156	143
Blueking d'Oroux	143	155	147

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Blueking d'Oroux	26d ago	Fit
Koktail Divin	29d ago	Fit
Lulamba	30d ago	Fit
Jax Junior	30d ago	Fit
Mambonumberfive	61d ago	Fresh